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UNION FABRICS PRIVATE LIMITED vs FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Chairman, Economic Co-ordination Committee, Islamabad art — 2023 PLD 270 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

Case information

Citation
2023 PLD 270 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court
Sindh High Court
Year
2023
Reporter
PLD
Parties
UNION FABRICS PRIVATE LIMITED vs FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Chairman, Economic Co-ordination Committee, Islamabad art
Subject matter
Constitutional

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Judgment text as reported

UNION FABRICS PRIVATE LIMITED VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Chairman, Economic Co-ordination Committee, Islamabad art. 199---Constitutional petition---Policy matter---Subsidy, with-drawal of---Petitioner companies were engaged in textile export and were aggrieved of withdrawal of subsidy in electricity tariff under ZRI Package---Validity---Federal Government in its decision mentioned that Federal Cabinet approved discontinuance of ZRI Package for supply of electricity to export oriented sectors---No mala fide was found on the part of Government---Subsidy was introduced by Government for export oriented textile sector and the same had been withdrawn in public interest---This was purely an administrative matter relating to policy decision of Government with which Superior Courts were always reluctant to interfere---Interest of public at large was to prevail over individual rights or interests---Subsidy was not a right but a benefit and could not be claimed as of right or as a fundamental right that could be agitated under art. 199 of the Constitution---High Court declined to interfere in policy decision made by Federal Government---Constitutional petition was dismissed, in circumstances.

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